Transcript RAID Controllers Nick Crampton Tim Hays Richard Rogers

RAID Controllers
Nick Crampton
Tim Hays
Richard Rogers
RAID Controller
HighPoint Rocket RAID 3520 SATA II RAID
Controller with Intel 2nd Generation PCIExpress I/O Processor
RAID Levels
The HighPoint Rocket RAID 3520 supports
RAID Levels:
0
1
5
6
 10
 50
 JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Drives)
Specifications
HighPoint RocketRAID 3520
 PCI – Express x8 (x16 slot compatible)
 Type – SATA 2
 Cache Memory – 256MB DDR2 533
 Connection – 2 internal mini-SAS
 Dimensions – 6.45” x 2.59”
Features
HighPoint Rocket RAID 3520
 TerabyteStream for blazing performance
 8 SATA II Channels at 3Gb/s per port
 Multi -adapter support up to 4 adapters
 BIOS PnP and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support
 Optional Battery Backup Unit (BBU-03)
 Online array roaming
 Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level
migration (ORLM)
 Quick and Background initialization for instant RAID
configuration
 Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuild
 64bit LBA support greater than 2TB per volume
Features Cont.
 S.M.A.R.T monitoring hard drive status for reliability
 Staggered Spinup with user selection in BIOS
 Variable Sector Size (VSS) for over 2TB support in 32bit LBA
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Alarm/ Buzzer alerts for array activity
TerabyteSaver and TerabyteGuard for Data Protection and
Reliability
Firmware update in the Operating System
API (Application Programming Interface) library for customizing
AP
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Web browser-base RAID management software
Disk scrubbing to prevent degraded RAID arrays
Bad sector repair and remapping to reduce dropped drives
ATA pass-through mode support
Wrapping Up
HighPoint Rocket RAID 3520
 It costs $426.99
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Much cheaper than most other RAID
controllers
 3 year Warranty available for $99.99
 Is supported by both Intel and Apple
 TechwareLabs.com gave this RAID controller
the Editor’s Choice award Best In Class
Customer Reviews
“Just a great piece of hardware for the price.
Faster than PCI-X RAID cards (for servers)
and very well supported. I'm using it in
FreeBSD 6.2 without issue. The module
driver works great, no need to compile.
Highpoint also supplies an CLI manager,
which I've also used. Also, tech support is
great. I had problems (my fault, not the card)
and when I called support, I get an answer
right away from a human who actually knows
the product.”